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This message is intended for those who have either established or plan to implement an employee rewards program in Fiscal Year 2024 that includes monetary rewards:  Each year the Office of Human Resources (HR) is required to review and approve employee reward programs that offer monetary rewards. The objective is to ensure that Georgia College & State University complies with the USG Incentive Compensation and Rewards Policy regarding the compensation of employees through rewards/reward...

GCSU Gives Day will take place on Saturday, August 19! We are in need of site leaders (faculty, staff and alumni) and assistant site leaders (sophomores, juniors, seniors). Click here to complete the volunteer form. This year, in an effort to align career and academic interests with locations and build community engagement into the curriculum, first-year students will be assigned sites based on their first-year academic seminar. Our community partners are excited to connect with students...

The Fulbright Finland Foundation recently invited Dr. Scott Buchanan, Department chair of Government and Sociology, to a meeting to discuss ways that Fulbright Finland might become more involved in establishing working relationships with U.S. universities and colleges. Science and Education Counselor Dr. Petri Koikkalainen and Cultural Counselor & Head of Cultural Affairs Suvi Järvelä-Hagström, both of the Embassy of Finland, hosted participants for an informal conversation over coffee...

Faculty and Staff Members,  We are pleased to announce the Governor and state legislators have approved a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for full-time, benefit-eligible state employees to be effective July 1, 2023. Our goal is to share important information about eligibility and how the COLA increases will be implemented.   The COLA will be administered in compliance with guidance from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) and the University System of Georgia Board of...

The University System of Georgia (USG) has established an educational assistance program, the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).  The purpose for the TAP Program is to foster the professional growth and development of its eligible employees.  The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application deadline for Fall 2023 is July 15, 2023. TAP Program will waive up to (9) nine credit hours for Fall Semester. Please visit the USG's Tuition Assistance Program webpage  to locate the TAP Application,...

The John E. Sallstrom Honors College is pleased to share Honorable Mentions, our 2022-2023 newsletter. The new name is thanks to President Cathy Cox, who suggested and funded a naming competition for the newsletter. Students submitted ideas, and the Honors Faculty Council selected the one proposed by student Morgan Gosdin (’26). We are so pleased to see the new title on the front cover! Please click on the embedded link to read the full issue. Our students, faculty and supporters have...

UPCOMING CRITICAL DEADLINES The fiscal year-end is approaching, which means we must accurately account for the institution's financials before closing out the fiscal year June 30, 2023. This includes ensuring that any funding that can possibly lapse (go back to the state) is accounted for properly. As a state entity, we are governed by certain purchasing policies and procedures, which include deadlines for purchases of varying dollar amounts. To ensure that expenditures are properly...

The 4th Annual High Impact Practices (HIPs) Summer Institute: Incorporating Transformative Experiences into the Classroom is a professional development opportunity sponsored by GC Journeys and hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning. The institute provides faculty with the opportunity to engage with expert guest speakers on incorporating or enhancing elements of transformative experiences into their classrooms. Through collaboration, mentorship and insightful discussions, participants...

Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00pm in Max Noah Recital Hall - Dr. John Wharton Lowe, Barbara Methvin distinguished professor of Southern Literature at the University of Georgia: "Flannery O'Connor's Use of Humor." This year, GCSU was selected by the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) to host a summer institute on Flannery O’Connor called “Reconsidering Flannery O’Connor." Scholars from around the nation applied and were selected to spend a month studying Flannery O’Connor in Milledgeville...